Apartment Industry Colleagues,In less than 20 months the next President of the United States will be sworn into office on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Within the last month a number of aspirants for the highest office in the land have officially thrown their hats into the ring. A host of others are making strong signals that they will do the same. Currently, the GOP has a much wider field of...

My oldest group of friends—the girls with whom I went to high school—are rather…competitive. Specifically with board games.
During an incredibly intense round of Taboo, my one friend’s boyfriend snapped a wooden stool leg in half. They broke up shortly thereafter. Another friend’s husband removed his wedding ring during a similar disagreement. I’m happy to report they are still together.
I’ve had...

In first grade, sweet, innocent and shy 7-year-old me was sitting quietly at my desk, minding my own business. And then I got up to sharpen my pencil, took a few steps and dragged the chair right with me.
Turns out my classmate Robby Jenkins decided to tie the string of my jacket to the leg of the chair before sitting back and watching the embarrassment unfold. It was both genius and horribly...

I once read a review for a hostel my friends and I were considering staying in during a trip to Venice. “If you love prostitutes and drug dealers mingling outside of your window, this is the place for you!”
I was equally horrified and intrigued. I didn’t think I liked those things, but wasn’t traveling all about expanding your horizons?
Of course, we all pushed aside our desire for a good story—...